Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Daily Archives: September 20, 2014
Yemen TV building on fire as clashes continue in Sanaa
Yemen’s state-run television building caught fire after a three-day mortar attack by Shiite rebels who are protesting against the government, residents and a TV employee said on Saturday. After weeks of protests and clashes, the conflict intensified on Thursday when
Senate pledges $10m bounty for ISIS killers
The United States Senate approved a $10 million award for information leading to the arrest of those involved in the executions of two American journalists, the Telegraph reported Friday. “One way we can honor the memories of James Foley and
ISIS releases 49 Turkish hostages seized in Iraq
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that 49 Turkish hostages who were seized by Islamist militants in Iraq have been freed and safely returned to Turkey, ending Turkey’s most serious hostage crisis. Turkish broadcaster NTV said Turkey did not
French jets bomb ISIS depot in Iraq
France said it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to the Associated Press. The office of President Francois Hollande’s said Rafale fighter
Video: who are ISIS’s top 20 leaders?
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has rapidly advanced over the past few months, seizing swathes of Iraq and Syria. As a U.S.-led coalition begins an aerial campaign against the group, known for posting graphic videos of beheadings, Al
‘Dud’ Israeli shell kills two in Gaza
A dud Israeli shell from this summer’s war on Gaza exploded Friday, killing two people and wounding three others in the north of the Palestinian enclave, an official said. The blast killed Ayman Abu Jebbeh and Abdullah Abu Asr, emergency
Syrian Kurds fleeing ISIS cross border into Turkey
Turkey on Friday opened up its border to thousands of Syrian Kurds fleeing clashes with Islamic State (ISIS) insurgents in neighbouring Syria, Reuters reported. ISIS militants have seized 60 Kurdish villages near the Turkish border in a lightning two-day campaign,
Kerry: ‘We must shut borders’ to defeat ISIS
Borders which link up to territory occupied by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants should be closed as part of international efforts to defeat the group, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview with Al
Suicide bombing, shelling kill 14 in Baghdad
A suicide bombing and shelling in the Shiite-majority Kadhimiyah district of north Baghdad killed at least 14 people on Thursday, security and medical officials said. The attacks also wounded more than 30 people, the officials said. There was no immediate
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